Can Russian S-300 & S-400 vs US F-35? Can They Hit the F-35?

It depends who you ask–and when.

Dave Majumdar [2]

The Pentagon is casting doubt on the effectiveness of Russian-made air defense systems.

The Pentagon’s move appears to be aimed at deterring Turkey from purchasing the Russian-made S-400. However, the Pentagon’s statements call into question why the United States and its allies are investing hundreds of billions of dollars into stealth aircraft and stealthy long-range cruise missiles if Russian-made surface-to-air weapons are completely ineffective. Until the Pentagon’s April 19 press briefing, the Defense Department would routinely scaremonger how the S-400 would effectively turn an area into an anti-access/area denial (A2/AD) bubble.

The Pentagon noted that all allied missiles hit their targets inside Syria during the April 13 raid—despite the Russians’ patently ridiculous assertions that the Syrians shot down the majority of the incoming missiles. “Following our operations, Russia falsely claimed Syria air defenses shot down a significant number of missiles, when in fact we hit all of our targets,” Pentagon Chief spokesperson Dana W. White told reporters on April 19. “Of the surface-to-air missiles that the Assad regime launched, nearly every one was launched after the last of our missiles hit their targets.”

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